ACPS bus crashes with pickup on Newberry Road, two injured

Aug 12, 2024 12:04 pm
Alachua County school bus on residential street
Alachua County school bus on residential street.
File photo by Suzette Cook

An Alachua County Public School bus collided with a pickup truck on Newberry Road Monday morning, sending the truck driver to UF Shands.

Florida Highway Patrol reports that one bus aide had minor injuries, but none of the seven students onboard were hurt. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. when the bus was traveling north on County Road 241 and entered the intersection with Newberry Road, near the Steeplechase Publix.

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The truck, driven by a 68-year-old Port Angeles, Washington man, was headed west on Newberry Road and also entered the intersection. The driver is in serious condition.

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Kristine

The information regarding the location of this is horribly wrong! Did they just guess at it ?

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